The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/31 at 14:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 31, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/31 at 14:00 EDT

Other People's Problems was the first podcast to take you inside real-life therapy sessions. I'm Dr. Hilary McBride, and again, we're doing something new. The ketamine really broke down a lot of my barriers. This work has this sort of immediate transformational effect. Therapy Using Psychedelics is the new frontier in mental health. Come along for the trip. Other People's Problems Season 5, available now. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Gina Louise Phillips. We begin in Manitoba, where a mandatory evacuation order is in effect for Cranberry Portage and Area. The latest

community people have been told to leave. And in Flawn shifting winds are sending flames toward the city. Mark Kirkersole has more. There was a period of time there where it seemed as though the wind would be favorable to them and it seemed to be pushing the fire away or at least holding it back from the city and then we heard from the mayor that things had changed as of yesterday and the wind was actually pushing the fire closer to Flynn Flawn. From what we understand, it's now within two kilometers of the city limits.

This is a massive fire, 40,000 hectares, and at this point, the entire city is essentially a ghost town. Aside from emergency responders, there is no one left. All the residents are gone. City officials, the mayor and councilors also out of the city at this point. They have cleared out of this city of 5,000 people and are just waiting with bated breath to see what happens. No one really knows what will be left for them when they eventually get to go back. The weather has been very difficult and it's

not just a lack of rain, it's hot temperatures as well, low humidity, strong winds as mentioned earlier and that's all just contributing to essentially the perfect recipe for the spread of this fire. Mark Carcassole, CBC News, Toronto. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe will update the fire situation in his province today. That's expected to happen in about an hour from now. In Singapore, US Defense Secretary Pete Hagseth says the Indo-Pacific region is a priority for the Trump administration and it wants to build alliances while calling China a clear and present danger. Any attempt by communist China to conquer Taiwan by force would result in devastating

consequences for the Indo-Pacific and the world. There's no reason to sugarcoat it. The threat China poses is real and it could be imminent. We hope not, but it certainly could be. Hegseth added that Asian countries wouldn't be stranded in the face of economic and military threats from Beijing. But he also urged countries to start spending more on their own defense, just as NATO members are being urged to ramp up their defense spending. China is calling Hegseth's speech full of provocation.

After 355 years in operation and months of liquidation sales, Canada's oldest company is closing on Sunday, and some shoppers are looking for last-minute bargains at Hudson's Bay. David Fraser has more. David Fraser It's the end of the bay. Canada's oldest company in its four locations in the capital region closing this Sunday. Its final sales and a chapter in Canadian history almost over. It's a shame. It's a shame we're losing the, you know, the oldest company in the country. It's terrible.

At the Rideau Centre location, bittersweet shopping. Maria Ford has been buying at Hudson's Bay since she came to Canada in 1962. For history and for Canadians in general, we think of traditions. This is the biggest tradition, it's historical. Very little merchandise is left at the Rideau Street location, but everything that is, is for sale. Even the mannequins, shelves, clothing racks. Vera Bielik is looking to score some deals

while she still can. Carpets, regular $460 or $40. Huge signs advertising double digit discounts, inside crowds at the cashiers. The last gasps of a giant in the market falling. More than 8,000 employees are losing their job. David Fraser, CBC News, Ottawa. The fairway has become a bear way at the golf course in Cananascus, Alberta.

Golfers are reporting black and brown bear sightings on the course. General Manager Darren Robinson says he's been seeing bears there for nearly three decades. We're in their backyard and they love the golf course, they love the nitrogen-rich grass, you know they love the open spaces you know from time to time and the pretty unique opportunity to see wildlife in their natural setting. Bear sightings are more common in the spring when they spend more time at the bottom of the Bow Valley in search of food. They're expected to make their way away from the course as things get warmer, but golfers

are warned to always carry bear spray and avoid leaving food out. And that is The World This Hour. For news anytime, visit our website cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips.